Peckham Rye Gyratory bus improvements

 The informal consultation closed on 17 March 2025.

Residents were invited to participate in an online survey to review the outline designs and indicate their support for or disagreement with the proposals and provide individual feedback. The online consultation was publicised via postcard flyers that were sent via Royal Mail to 3131 addresses on or near to the project area. On the postal flyers a QR code directed people to the online survey consultation webpage, or alternatively the url was displayed so they could visit the website to have their say. 

There was also a freepost address to request paper copies of the survey if required. 

There were three consultation events held over the course of the engagement stages. These being:

• 12pm – 3pm on 7 September 2024: Peckham Rye Fete
• 4pm – 7pm on 26 February 2025: Troy Town Hall 
• 12pm – 4pm on 6 September 2025: Peckham Rye Fete

A total of 505 responses were received to the online consultation survey and 68.3% of these responses were from Peckham, Dulwich and Nunhead showing a good local response rate. The support for the scheme was mixed; particularly on the bus gate proposal, and such variety of opinion was evident in the drop-in sessions.

However there is enough overall support to proceed with implementation as the percentage of respondents who didn't support the scheme was 34.9% and those who supported was 49.5% (being 30.7% 'Yes' and 18.8% 'Yes, but with concerns').

We have reviewed the responses of those who said ‘Yes, but with concerns’ and made changes to the design to address these concerns.

The results from questions about specifics of the design are shown below:

The above bar chart shows that all proposals received majority support from the online survey.

Again you can see the results are divided, however there is majority support to implement each of the proposed measures. The most frequently recurring themes are set out below:

• Concern about congestion / Traffic displacement
• In favour of cycling improvements
• Comment regarding cycle safety
• In favour of pedestrian improvements

In order to address the concerns about traffic (congestion, displacement and impact on residents) we carried out additional strategic modelling to simulate the effects. This tactical modelling is even more thorough than the previous local modelling because it considers reassignment over a larger area and so can more accurately consider the displacement impact on the wider network. The results of this modelling showed overall bus journey time benefits and that the signalised junctions can cope with the proposed changes. The report can be viewed at the link below:

<<Click here for Traffic Modelling Information Summary >>

Streets for People proposals and nearby schemes have also been modelled to see the whole network impact. It is recommended that monitoring takes place after the scheme to continually review the project and see if any further changes are necessary.

Design Changes - “You Said, We Did”

Bus Stop improvements:

There were also lots of concerns raised about the proposed bus stop bypass – the cycle track behind the floating bus stop island – and its suitability for this location of high footfall. The bus stop bypass is to be removed in the revised design by relocating bus stop EA to the north of Copeland Road junction, where Rye Lane has less traffic so cycle segregation is not needed. This will create a new improved public realm area at the junction, to reclaim the space outside the Nags Head pub by closing the service road. Loading bays and disabled bay will be relocated a short distance to Copeland Road.

The relocation of Stop EA also means that the northbound bus lane can now extend up to the junction with Copeland Road, which will deliver more bus journey time benefits by avoiding the queues at the signalised junction.

Because Stop EA has been relocated, we have had to make changes to other bus stops before and after to ensure that the minimum spacing between stops has been met. All existing and proposed bus stops have been reviewed against TfL’s Bus Stop Accessibility Criteria and will be improved to meet the accessibility standards.

Cycle Route improvements:

Of those that responded “Yes but with Concerns” when asked whether they support the scheme overall, 58.9% took issue with the proposed cycle infrastructure. Therefore to address their specific concerns we have analysed feedback and met with cycle stakeholders which has resulted in several changes to the cycle design.

Concern about pedestrian-cycle conflict was most frequently mentioned, and so we have removed the bus stop bypass and designed out shared space wherever possible to better segregate cyclists and pedestrians at areas of conflict such as crossing points.

We have also improved the proposed cycle lanes by making them wider and ensuring they have sufficient buffer to separate them from traffic and meet LTN1/20 government design guidance. Due to the changes the cycle lanes are now better connected to other routes such as Nigel Road, Scylla Road and Sternhall Lane which was raised as a concern by stakeholders and participants in the previous design. There are also more cycle stands and bikehangars proposed.

Parking & Loading changes:

The response to the consultation question about removal of parking bays showed majority support for removal, and this was followed up with surveys of affected businesses to understand their needs. More in depth surveys were commissioned to understand the impact of the proposals on existing businesses, and if there was opportunity for improvement. This took the form of kerbside parking and loading surveys, in-person interviews with affected businesses, online questionnaires and site observations. The main findings were that majority of parking was short stay, and almost all businesses on the western side used the single yellow line outside their premises for loading which can continue under the proposed scheme.

The design has subsequently been amended to remove more parking on the western side of the gyratory to provide wider footways outside the businesses. This can be applied for outdoor seating. Additional bays have been provided elsewhere to mitigate the reduction, as well as an increase in the number and location of disabled bays.

Pedestrian improvements:

As above, wider footways have been provided throughout the amended proposal and we have revised the design to remove the bus stop bypass and other areas of shared space, i.e. to separate cyclists from pedestrians, where possible.

The proposed pedestrianisation of the service road on Rye Lane, from outside the Nags Head pub to the junction with Copeland Road will deliver significant benefits for pedestrians and a new area of community space.

Since the previous consultation an accessibility review has been carried out by a local disability consultancy, Wheels for Wellbeing, and the design has been amended. The revised design is more inclusive with changes such as improved crossing facilities and more tactile crossing points, decluttering/hazard removal, gradients reassessed, more seating and continuous footways introduced.   

Other improvements:

Many respondents complained about the loss of three mature trees – these are to be retained in the revised design.

You can view the revised proposal at the link below. Please let us know if you have any concerns about the proposed changes by completing the survey (link at top of page). If you would like any further information, please email highways@southwark.gov.uk by 16 February 2026.

All feedback will be considered before finalising the outline design. The next steps will then be to progress to detailed design to develop the scheme in readiness for implementation (subject to approvals, and outcome of statutory consultation).